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... see from the hotel but it was just too hazy. We got a taxi down to the main entrance and not long after getting out eagle eyed Sinead spotted it. The wall snaked along the hill tops almost as far as the eye could see. It really is a stunning spectacle. This was one of the most accessible parts of the wall with a cable car option to travel up and also a ski lift with a 'dry' toboggan coming down. We decided to ...

... the food was good though unfamiliar and I was relieved to see about 30% cheaper than UK equivalent. I did note though that the sauces were thick and heavy, not needing much finesse. Maybe he was a Northern Chef?

Then on to Tiananmen Square, so evocative of our post Uni period - break up of USSR, Berlin Wall, failed chinese uprising with the sad but inspiring image Lee later referred to as 'Tank Man'. The huge square, surrounded by the ...

I kicked off this morning at 7am for an included breakfast before setting off on my tour to The Great Wall of China at 730am. There are 4 sections of the wall around the Beijing area. Each one is about an hour further away than the last. I chose the second farthest from Beijing (Mutianyu section ) as it is apparently not as busy as the closest section and is only about 1 hour and 45 minutes by bus.